# 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡
## Prakrit
### Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡 (purāṇa). Cognate with Pali purāṇa.

### Adjective

𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡 (purāṇa) (Devanagari पुराण, Gujarati પુરાણ, Kannada ಪುರಾಣ) (Ardhamāgadhī, Jain Māhārāṣṭrī, Māhārāṣṭrī)
* old, worn out
** c. 8th century CE, Vākpati-rāja, Gauḍavadha 646:𑀉𑀅𑀅-𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑀺𑀁 𑀫𑀼𑀅𑀁𑀢𑁄 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡-𑀓𑀭𑀺-𑀤𑀁𑀢-𑀧𑀺𑀗𑁆𑀕𑀮-𑀫𑀊𑀳𑁄 𑁇 𑀇𑀳 𑀲𑁄𑀳𑀇 𑀲𑀺𑀳𑀭𑀸𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀢-𑀫𑀁𑀟𑀮𑁄-𑀚𑀸𑀫𑀺𑀡𑀻-𑀡𑀸𑀳𑁄 𑁈𑁬𑁪𑁬𑁈uaa-cchaviṃ muaṃto purāṇa-kari-daṃta-piṅgala-maūho . iha sohaï siharāsatta-maṃḍalo-jāmiṇī-ṇāho .646.1975 translation by Narhari Govind Suru646. The moon, shedding off the rising glow (uaa-chavi), his rays (now) yellowish like an old piece of ivory, looks beautiful, as his orb rests on the mountain-peak.

#### Descendants

* Avahattha: 𑖢𑖲𑖨𑖯𑖡 (purāna)
* Central Indo-Aryan:
** Eastern Hindi:
*** Old Awadhi: पुरानी f (purānī)
**** Awadhi: purānā
    Devanagari script: पुराना
    Kaithi script: 𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂰𑂢𑂰
**** Chhattisgarhi: पुराना (purānā)
** Western Hindi:
*** Old Braj: पुरानि (purāni), पुरानै (purānai)
**** Braj: पुरानौ (purānau)
*** Old Hindi: पूरानां (pūrānāṃ)
**** Bundeli: पुरानो (purāno)
**** Haryanvi: पुराणा (purāṇā), पुराना (purānā)
**** Middle Hindi: پرانا (prana /⁠purānā⁠/)
***** Hindustani: purānā
    Hindi: पुराना
    Urdu: پُرانا
* Eastern Indo-Aryan:
** Bengali-Assamese:
*** Assamese: পুৰণা (purona), পুৰণি (puroni)
*** Bengali: পুরানো (puranō)
*** Chakma: purani
    Bengali script: পুরনি
    Chakma script: 𑄛𑄪𑄢𑄧𑄚𑄨
*** Rohingya: furan
    Arabic script: فُرَن
    Hanifi Rohingya script: 𐴉𐴟𐴌𐴝𐴕
    Latin script: furan
*** Sylheti: furan, furana
    Bengali script: পুরান, পুরানা
    Sylheti Nagri script: ꠙꠥꠞꠣꠘ, ꠙꠥꠞꠣꠘꠣ
** Bihari:
*** Bhojpuri: purān
    Devanagari script: पुरान
    Kaithi script: 𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂰𑂢
*** Magahi: purānā
    Devanagari script: पुराना
    Kaithi script: 𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂰𑂢𑂰
*** Maithili: purān
    Devanagari script: पुरान
    Kaithi script: 𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂰𑂢
** Odia: ପୁରୁଣା (puruṇā)
* Insular Indo-Aryan:
** Dhivehi: ޕަރަނަ (parana)
** Sinhalese: පරණ (paraṇa), පැරණි (pæraṇi)
* Northern Indo-Aryan:
** Central Pahari:
*** Garhwali: पुराणो (purāṇo)
*** Kumaoni: पुराणो
** Eastern Pahari:
*** Doteli: पुर्ना (purnā)
*** Nepali: पुरानो (purāno)
** Western Pahari:
*** Dogri: parānā, purānā
    Devanagari script: पराना, पुराना
    Dogra script: 𑠞𑠤𑠬𑠝𑠬, 𑠞𑠯𑠤𑠬𑠝𑠬
*** Jaunsari: पुराणा (purāṇā), प्राणा (prāṇā)
*** Kochi: पुराणो
*** Kotgarhi: पराणो
* Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
** Punjabic:
*** Old Punjabi: ਪੁਰਾਣਾ (purāṇā)
**** Punjabi: purāṇā
    Gurmukhi script: ਪੁਰਾਣਾ
    Shahmukhi script: پُراݨا
**** Saraiki: purāṇā
    Devanagari script: पुराणा
    Multani script: 𑊛𑊢𑊕
    Shahmukhi script: پُراݨا
** Sindhic:
*** Kachchi: purāṇũ
    Gujarati script: પુરાણું
    Khudabadi script: 𑋒𑋣𑋙𑋠𑋌𑋣𑋟
*** Kholosi: peroɳo
*** Sindhi: purāṇo
    Arabic script: پُراڻو
    Devanagari script: पुराणो
    Khudabadi script: 𑋒𑋣𑋙𑋠𑋌𑋧
* Southern Indo-Aryan:
** Konkani: porṇẽ
    Devanagari script: पोरणें
    Kannada script: ಪೊರಣೆಂ
    Latin script: pornnem
** Old Marathi: purāṇa, purānai
    Devanagari script: पुराण, पुरानै
    Modi script: 𑘢𑘳𑘨𑘰𑘜, 𑘢𑘳𑘨𑘰𑘡𑘺
*** Marathi: [Term?] purāṇe
    Devanagari script: पुराणे
    Modi script: 𑘢𑘳𑘨𑘰𑘜𑘹
*** Varhadi: purāna
    Devanagari script: पुरानं
    Modi script: 𑘢𑘳𑘨𑘰𑘡𑘽
* Western Indo-Aryan:
** Ahirani: पुरानं (purāna)
** Gojri: پُرانو (purāno)
** Gujarati: પુરાણું (purāṇũ)
** Marwari: purāṇau
    Devanagari script: पुराणौ
    Mahajani script: 𑅨𑅒𑅭𑅢𑅒
** Mewati: पुराणो (purāṇo)
** Mewari: पुराणो (purāṇo)
** Romani: purano
** Wagdi: पुराणो

### Proper noun

𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡 (purāṇa) n (Devanagari पुराण)
* (Hinduism) Purana

#### Descendants

* Kasmiri Apabhramsa: 𑆥𑆶𑆫𑆳𑆟 (purāṇa)

### Further reading

* Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “पुराण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 608.
* Maharaj, Ratnachandraji (1923-1938) “पुराण”, in An Illustrated Ardha-Magadhi Dictionary, volume 3, Kesarichand Bhandari, page 613, column 2; republished Bungalow Road, Jawahar Nagar, Delhi 110007: Motilal Banarsidass, 1988
* Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “purāṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 469